Harness



A. N. JENKINS HARNESS.

No. 383,359. Patented M85122, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICE.

AMBROSE N. JENKINS, OF SIDNEY, OHIO.

HARNESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 383,359, dated May 22, 1888.

Application filed March 15. 1888. Serial No. 267,282.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMBROSE N. JENKINS, a citizen ofthe United States ofAmerica, residing at Sidney, in the county of Shelby and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness; and I do hereby declpre the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in harness, the object of the same being to provide an attachment for ordinary harness which is adapted to be used therewith, and in connection with the whiftletree to prevent ahorse from kicking when attached to a vehicle; and my invention consistsin the construction of the device and arrangement of the straps, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my invention applied to an ordinary set of harness having an over-drawcheck. Fig. 2 is a plan view.

My invention is used in connection with an ordinary set of single or double harness, the only change being in such a harness that the strap which supports the breeching is provided with a guide-loop, and this guide-loop is not absolutely essential, but is preferred. With the harness above referred to the usual overdraw-check is employed.

A refers to a strap, which is split or cut, so as to form members a a and a a. Instead of (No model.)

forming this strap A of one piece of leatherit may be formed of two straps connected to each other at a The ends a a of the strap are provided with buckles b b, which are adapted to connect with thelines of the overd raw-check B, and the ends a a of the strap are formed into loops, with suitable fastening means for securing the same to the singletree, near the ends thereof.

To apply the device, the straps a are passed through the tenets of the saddle and then secured to the checkrein. The straps a a are passed through the loop 0 0f the breechingsupporting strap, and from thence extend downward to the singletree, as shown.

When the device herein shown is properly applied, it is impossible for a horse to lower his head and put his body in aposition to kick effectively, as in an effort to put his head down, as horses always do when they kielk, he will move his body backward, so as to bear against the breeching-strap.

The device hereinbefore described has been tried, and in practice it is found effective and useful.

I claim An anti-kicking strap for harness, consisting of a strap or straps having split ends passing through the terret-rings of the harnesssaddle, and a retaining-guide secured to the hipstrap and adapted to be secured to the checkrein and whiflletree, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

AMBRQSE N. JENKINS.

Witnesses:

DANIEL S. Krzna, JAMES A. CARROLL. 

